Tasmanian state election, 1941

13 December 1941

All 30 seats to the House of Assembly

	First party	Second party

Leader	Robert Cosgrove	Henry Baker
Party	Labor	Nationalist
Leader since	18 December 1939	July 1936
Leader's seat	Denison	Franklin
Last election	18 seats	12 seats
Seats won	20 seats	10 seats
Seat change	2	2
Percentage	62.59%	36.58%
Swing	3.92	2.28

Premier before election

Robert Cosgrove
Labor

Elected Premier

Robert Cosgrove
Labor

A general election for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 13 December 1941.

Background

The Australian Labor Party had won the 1937 election with a three-seat majority over the Nationalist Party. Labor leader and Premier Albert Ogilvie had died in office on 10 June 1939, and had been replaced by Edmund Dwyer-Gray and then Robert Cosgrove, who led Labor into the 1941 election. Sir Henry Baker continued to lead the Nationalists.

Results

Tasmanian state election, 13 December 1941 House of Assembly << 1937 — 1946 >>
Enrolled voters		139,234
Votes cast		127,034		Turnout	91.24%	–3.05%
Informal votes		6,344		Informal	4.99%	–2.59%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	75,544	62.59%	+3.92%	20	+ 2
	Nationalist	44,158	36.58%	–2.28%	10	– 2
	Independent	996	0.83%	–1.64%	0	± 0
Total		120,690			30

Distribution of Seats

Electorate	Seats won
Bass
Darwin
Denison
Franklin
Wilmot

	Labor
	Nationalist

Aftermath

In spite of Cosgrove's refusal to placate the Labor Party's left wing, and criticism from Bill Morrow of the Launceston Trades Hall Council, Labor consolidated its substantial majority even further, winning a further two seats for a total of 20.^[1]

References

↑ W. A. Townsley, Cosgrove, Sir Robert (1884 - 1969), Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 13, Melbourne University Press, 1993, pp 505-507.

External links

Assembly Election Results, 1941, Parliament of Tasmania.
Report on General Election, 1941, Tasmanian Electoral Commission.

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